After more than a decade of supporting the UK’s startups and scaleups, Tech Nation closes its doors today.
Back in 2010, when the seed for the idea that would become Tech Nation first emerged during a government trade mission to India, the UK’s tech ecosystem was very different.
From Deliveroo to Revolut, household UK tech names did not yet exist. The tech ecosystem was largely concentrated around East London’s Silicon Roundabout. In 2013, the UK tech ecosystem was valued at $60bn.
Today, the UK tech ecosystem has expanded across the country and has surpassed a $1tn valuation, behind only the US and China.
Tech Nation, through its various iterations, has played a key role in supporting startups as they have scaled up, some into global players....